Working For Peace Justice And Non-Violence

Aim Higher

District 4 School Board Candidates Respond–The FOR Issues Questionnaire

The Aim Higher subcommittee of FOR is continuing to expand its advocacy work in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As part of that work, we asked the eight school board candidates in the JCPS school district 4 race (to fill a vacated seat in southwest Jefferson County) to respond to 13 questions in six different issue areas—equity in academic outcomes; experiencing and benefiting from diversity; proactive behavior management and suspension reduction; student privacy; equitable college and career readiness; and management, budget, and funding priorities.

Louisville FOR and Aim Higher have long advocated for peace education and for the removal of military influence from our schools. We provide facts about the false and misleading claims made by military recruiters; work to limit recruiter access to students and their confidential information; seek to end JROTC and other school military programs; and, through peace essay contests, encourage students to learn about and formulate nonviolent solutions to real conflicts. We are also challenging the Jefferson County Public Schools to close student learning gaps and eliminate racial and other disparities in student discipline.

Want to work with us? Aim Higher meets at 7 pm on the first Sunday of the month at the Quaker Meetinghouse at 3050 Bon Air Avenue, Louisville.

Aim Higher is a committee of the Louisville Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (Louisville FOR). We engage in a wide range of activities, all directed toward reducing the influence of the military and military recruiters in the lives of young people, encouraging young people to learn about and envision non-violent solutions to conflict, and addressing the disparities in our schools that lead some students to view the military as the only available career option. Young people deserve to be provided with the resources they need to discover alternatives, both for conflict resolution in their lives and for better paths to education and civilian careers.

Our recent work has been in six broad areas – click on any topic below to find out more.